How to Make a Model Car Out of Cardboard

A model car made out of cardboard will arouse the imagination and give hours of play to any child. A shoebox, paint and other items found around the house is all that is needed to spend quality time with your child crafting a cardboard model car.

You Will Need:

• Shoebox


• Pencil


• Paint


• Glue


• Ruler


• Drinking straws (2)


• Scissors


• Soup can 

1. Remove the top of a shoe box and set aside for later use. 


2. Draw a dot on the side of the box that is 2 inches from the back and 1 inch down from the top of the shoebox. Repeat the measurement and marking on the opposite side of the shoebox.  


3. Cut out small holes where the dots are drawn.


4. Turn the shoebox over so that the flat base of the box is facing up, this will be the body of the car. Decorate the box to look like a car with paint and other items found around the house. Allow the car to dry completely before moving to the next step.


5. Place a straw all the way through the front holes and the other straw all the way through the back holes that you cut in step three. The straws will become the axles of the car.


6. Place the soup can on the cover of the shoebox and trace around the can to make a circle. Do this four times. Cut out the four circles; these will be used as car tires.


7. Cut a small hole in the center of each circle.  The hole needs to be big enough for the straw to pass all the way through.  


8. Glue a wheel to each end of the straw axle. Be careful not to glue the wheel to the side of the shoebox.


9. Place the car in a safe place and allow it to completely dry.